How much do Electrical and Power Transmission Installers undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Virginia Highlands Community College earn?

The reported median is $45,108 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

Federal debt is not reported for this cohort.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 15% below the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers undergraduate certificate or diploma at Virginia Highlands Community College

Abingdon, VA · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are below similar programs.

$7,970 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff: Not reached
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$36,340 → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

10Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

38Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

32Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$45,108A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$5,375

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$45,108

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

2 related offerings reported to the Department of Labor

These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.

Electricity (Certificate) · CIP 46.0302

Electricity (Certificate)

Reported price: $6,478
Completion: 100.0%
Employed in Q2: Not reported
Q2 quarterly earnings: Not available

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Certificate of Completion · CIP 46.0302

ELECTRICITY (CERT)

Reported price: $7,913
Completion: 100.0%
Employed in Q2: 87.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings: $11,040

This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.

Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 2 of 2 related records.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$5,375Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$12,955Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE40.1%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$36,340Year 1

$45,108Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,759

Estimated loan paymentNot available

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$45,108 vs. $53,078

$7,970 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,590 median wageVA estimate · 2,920 jobs · 49-9051$60,740–$100,460 middle 50% of VA wages+10.3% projected U.S. growth · 10,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,770 median wageVA estimate · 16,910 jobs · 49-1011$64,730–$99,720 middle 50% of VA wages+4.1% projected U.S. growth · 48,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$99,390 median wageVA estimate · 910 jobs · 49-2095$72,840–$104,500 middle 50% of VA wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 1,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardSignal and Track Switch Repairers$95,620 median wageVA estimate · 170 jobs · 49-9097$95,400–$95,620 middle 50% of VA wages+1.8% projected U.S. growth · 800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,640 median wageVA estimate · 24,970 jobs · 47-1011$63,010–$96,150 middle 50% of VA wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 67,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectricians$62,900 median wageVA estimate · 23,630 jobs · 47-2111$49,410–$78,190 middle 50% of VA wages+9.2% projected U.S. growth · 72,700 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,790 median wageVA estimate · 2,130 jobs · 49-2098$49,240–$72,700 middle 50% of VA wages+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Roanoke, VA

Virginia Western Community College

$4,494 higher earnings · $409 lower annual net price

Earnings: $49,602
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $4,966

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Danville, VA

Danville Community College

$24,544 higher earnings

Earnings: $69,652
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $6,669

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Norfolk, VA

Tidewater Community College

$19,695 higher earnings

Earnings: $64,803
Debt: $7,574
Annual net price: $11,762

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Fairfield, ME

Kennebec Valley Community College

$87,456 higher earnings · $1,465 lower annual net price

Earnings: $132,564
Debt: $5,812
Annual net price: $3,910

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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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